Two weeks after visiting the Rammas Kinkade gallery at the mall, Nadia was once again able to sit up and take solids.

Raurosin (n.) Sticky substance that allows dead people to stay inside boats as they plunge over 100-ft.
waterfalls.

riddermarks (n.) small sores and indentations left by riding crops, horse-shaped nosepieces, and Rohickeys.

After vacationing in Edoras, Letitia had to wear a turtleneck for three days to cover up all of her riddermarks.

Riddermark(tm) (n.) Brand of Rohirric acne cream, popularized by the following jingle: How many
of Mark's riddermarks would Riddermark rid, if Riddermark could rid Mark's marks?

Riddermarketing (n.) 1) A tourism campaign advertising the relaxing benefits of a stay in Rohan. 2)
A P.R. campaign on behalf of a vast tract of empty land.

"Big Sky Country" was already taken, so the Riddermarketing executives had to settle for "Lots And Lots And Lots
And Lots And Lots Of Empty Space".

Ring-borer (n.) Someone who can't stop talking about their "adventures" and how they "saved the world"
from "ultimate evil".

ringratiating (adj.) Overly deferential and flattering to Ring-Bearers, with the aim of getting close
enough to throttle them.

rivendellegate (v.) To entrust the most dangerous and difficult task to the smallest, weakest member
of your group.

Rohanatkinson's Disease (n.) A compulsion to engage in horse-related slapstick.

rohandsome (adj.) see edorable

roharem (n.) Female horse groupies.

ropyrrhic victory (adj.) Okay, so you didn't all die at Helm's Deep. But your crops are ruined, your
cattle slaughtered, your homes burned, your land salted, and the local Wal-Mart went out of business. And now you have to
go fight in a battle 10 times bigger.

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samateur (n.) A ring-bearer accomplice who has not yet turned professional.

Hey! What's that Nike swoosh doing on Sam's shirt? I thought he was still a samateur.

sarumanhandle (v.) To cut a major character out of the final theatrical release of a trilogy, leaving
his fate unresolved.

saurmonocle (n.) Large, singular corrective lens fitted into place at Barad-Dur at the beginning of
the Third Age. Once Sauron hit the big 4-0-0-0, he suddenly found he couldn't read restaurant menus as well.

As the Shadow grew, it had the added benefit of cutting down on the number of random brushfires started by the sun
refracting through the saurmonocle.

Sauron!!...Sauroff! (n.) Jingle from TV commercial used to sell electronic device that turns flaming
eyeballs on and off with the clap of a hand.

Being unable to take physical form, and missing a finger, Sauron had trouble using his new Evil Clapper.